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FRAUD

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2018
Kimono rental shop that went bust had significant debt amid fierce industry competition: sources
Details emerged Wednesday about significant debts faced by a kimono rental firm that went bust just before Coming-of-Age Day ceremonies, leaving scores of women celebrating adulthood without their formal attire.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2018
Trump dumps election fraud panel after states snub voter data requests
President Donald Trump on Wednesday shut down a presidential commission charged with looking into allegations of electoral fraud during the 2016 election, after many states refused to provide it with data, the White House said.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 27, 2017
U.S. appeals court rejects challenge to panel seeking voter data in probe of Trump-alleged poll fraud
A U.S. appeals court in Washington on Tuesday upheld a lower court's decision to allow President Donald Trump's commission investigating voter fraud to request data on voter rolls from U.S. states.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2017
Japan Life rental business, suspected of fraud, goes bust in blow to mostly senior victims
Japan Life Co., suspected of engaging in a fraudulent rental business using magnetic health care products, has gone bankrupt, dealing a blow to thousands of mostly elderly people who purchased its products for investment.
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2017
Japan Airlines falls victim to email fraud, paying out ¥384 million to Hong Kong accounts
Japan Airlines Co. said it has been defrauded out of ¥384 million ($3.4 million) after receiving emails earlier this year that called for the payments of lease fees and commissions into bank accounts in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 5, 2017
Chief of firm behind world's fourth-fastest supercomputer arrested in Tokyo for alleged fraud
Prosecutors allege that the firm's president and another official illegally received subsidies from a government institution after padding expenses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2017
Justice Department taps $4 billion fund to start paying victims of Bernie Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme
The U.S. Justice Department started a long-delayed distribution to victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme, tapping a $4 billion fund created through settlements with some of the con man's oldest customers and his bank, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 8, 2017
Police arrest head of failed travel agency Tellmeclub
Police arrest the president and a former employee of failed travel agency Tellmeclub on suspicion of defrauding a bank of about u00a5200 million in loans by window-dressing earnings data.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 30, 2017
Tokyo court orders ¥680 million in damages over MRI investment scam
The Tokyo District Court has ordered officials of a Las Vegas investment firm to pay ¥680 million in damages over a ¥130 billion investment scam that targeted thousands of Japanese.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 18, 2017
Manager of Ripple cryptocurrency exchange arrested for scam
A Japanese manager of an exchange for the Ripple cryptocurrency was arrested Wednesday for allegedly swindling ¥1.4 million ($12,470) from a depositor, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 7, 2017
Is the response to scams criminally slow?
One of the more cynical dictums in Japanese goes "Shōjikimono ga baka o miru" ("Honesty doesn't pay"). In pre-modern times, neither did crime. The Osadamegaki Hyakkajo — the criminal code enforced by the Tokugawa rulers — prescribed an extensive list of severe punishments for those found...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 29, 2017
Hazama Ando pair charged with padding expenses during Fukushima decontaminaton work
Two employees of general contractor Hazama Ando Corp. have been indicted without arrest for alleged fraud linked to a Fukushima radiation decontamination project.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 2, 2017
Kenyans demand probe into torture-slaying of election tech official, fear rigged polls next week
Protesters marched on the offices of Kenya's election commission on Tuesday, demanding a speedy investigation of the murder of a senior official that has raised fears over the legitimacy of next week's national elections.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 27, 2017
Ex-chief of scandal-hit school operator summoned for questioning over subsidy fraud
Prosecutors pursue a criminal investigation into former head of a scandal-mired nationalist school operator Moritomo Gakuen and his wife.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 26, 2017
Two arrested for impersonating Google, selling fake virus protection
Two men have been arrested for allegedly sending virus infection alerts purporting to be from Google Inc. and deceiving recipients into paying for antivirus software, police said Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2017
China detains 35 Japanese over alleged phone fraud
Arrests this month in Fujian province present diplomatic challenge as no extradition treaty exists between Japan and China despite years of negotiations
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 3, 2017
Apple Pay used in fraudulent ¥4.45 million cigarette-buying spree in Saitama
A 29-year-old Chinese man has been indicted in what is being described as Japan's first known fraud case linked to Apple Pay, the new mobile payment service.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 12, 2017
Rights groups fear suppression as Trump creates panel to study voter fraud
President Donald Trump created a commission on Thursday to investigate voter fraud and suppression, the White House said, a move that follows Trump's unsubstantiated claims of massive voter fraud in the 2016 U.S. election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2017
Japanese woman accused of defrauding dozens extradited from Thailand
A Japanese woman wanted by Kumamoto police for allegedly defrauding dozens of people out of millions of yen was arrested Wednesday after being extradited from Thailand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2017
Trump voter fraud probe called pretext for curbing minority access to polls
President Donald Trump's plans to investigate the possibility of voter fraud in the 2016 election could pave the way for tough voting rules including stringent ID requirements that Democrats and rights groups say would amount to a new assault on voting rights.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
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Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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